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"text": "A charismatic personality is not necessary in most managerial situations, but can come in handy in times of turmoil when workers need to be inspired and reassured about the need for significant changes in their values, goals, and group norms.",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "zustatten kommen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "koma að góðum notum"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "koma að gagni"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "ser útil"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "komma väl till pass"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "ser útil"
},
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "派上用場"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pài shàng yòngchǎng",
"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "派上用场"
},
{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "få brug for"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "blive/være nyttig"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "tulla töihin"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"topics": [
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"war",
"government",
"politics"
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"word": "ilmoittautua palvelukseen"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "tarvita"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "être utile"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "zustatten kommen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "gelegen kommen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "kapóra jön"
},
{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "jól jön"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "hasznára válik"
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"tags": [
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "(jól) használható"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "koma að góðum notum"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "koma að gagni"
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{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "koma sér vel"
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"alt": "やくにたつ",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "役に立つ"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "役立つ"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "være god å ha"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "være til nytte"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "komme til nytte"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
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"word": "zgłaszać się do służby"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"tags": [
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "vir a calhar"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "пригоди́ться"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "ser útil"
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"sense": "to prove to be useful or helpful",
"word": "komma väl till pass"
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